I haven't done a Cheap & Cheerful post in a long while. I actually kept track of what we ate this week. So I'll share.
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| Wednesday's pears and raspberries I included this photo because I thought you might not believe me that we are still harvesting raspberries this late in the season. |
beef and vegetable (garden Brussel sprout greens and frozen Asian vegetable mix) stir fry
brown rice
tomato wedges (picked about 3 weeks ago and still ripening indoors)
fresh pears (harvested earlier this month, stored in fridge)
Sunday
bean and cheese burritos on homemade tortillas, with homemade salsa
avocado and tomato slices (our tomatoes, store avocados)
steamed carrots (store carrots, washing garden carrots sounded like too much work)
steamed broccoli (frozen from this last spring purchase)
Monday
chicken in gravy over scratch biscuits (I used lots of garden celery and sage in the gravy -- it tasted a lot like chicken, stuffing and gravy)
canned green beans (easy night after a long day working)
baked winter squash (garden grown)
fruit compote (our apples, pears, raspberries)
Tuesday
chili con carne topped with avocado chunks
scratch cornbread
stewed prunes (our prunes)
Wednesday (a very busy day and evening, so it needed to be easy)
leftover chili con carne topped with shredded cheese and cilantro
leftover cornbread
fresh pears and raspberries
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| garden grown squash and pumpkins can sometimes have thin enough skin to roast with the skin on and eat the skins, too. And I know they haven't been sprayed with anything harmful. |
Thursday
tuna casserole
roasted pumpkin cubes
This was a heavy duty work week for me. I am very close to being done with the harvest and processing. This week I made all of the fruit leather, 120 portions, and 3 last jars of preserved spiced unripe figs. I finished pruning the one fig tree while I was picking the other day, too.
I took the easy route with vegetables on a couple of days, canned green beans, frozen broccoli, etc. I knew Wednesday was going to be a super busy day with a shortened dinner period, as my husband and I had a Bible study at our church this evening. Wednesday dinners are such a rush for us now. Our daughters are out until 6, but my husband and I have to leave shortly after 6. So my husband and I sit down around 5:15 for dinner, then leave food for the other two to reheat when they're hungry. Anyway, I made enough on Tuesday to mostly just reheat and serve.
I won't lie, I had many moments this past week when I considered having someone go out and get some burgers or a pizza. But I really don't like fast food burgers and cheap pizza any more. I like my own cooking. And it feels like it's better for me.
What was on your menu this past week? Are you eating many seasonal foods?
Have a wonderful weekend. Anyone doing anything particularly fall-ish this weekend?
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